Noise in the neonatal intensive care unit: a new approach to examining acoustic events

Noise in the neonatal intensive care unit: a new approach to examining acoustic events

Introduction: Environmental noise is associated with negative developmental outcomes for infants treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The existing noise level recommendations are outdated, with current studies showing that these standards are universally unattainable in the modern NIC...

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Main Authors: Shaylynn W Smith, Amanda J Ortmann, William W Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Noise and Health
Subjects:
acoustic environment
hospital noise
infant development
neonatal intensive care unit
physiologic monitoring
Online Access:http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2018;volume=20;issue=95;spage=121;epage=130;aulast=Smith

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